Portrait of two women in mourning, Madagascar, ca. 1913

"Hova woman and slave in mourning" Portrait of Malagasy women with traditional hairstyles denoting mourning. One woman holds an umbrella.; Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) was the twenty-seventh governor of Michigan serving one term from 1911-12. He travelled widely and visited Madagascar between 1912 and 1914, publishing Madagascar, Land of the Man-eating tree in 1924. A number of the prints in this album are reproduced in this title. The album comprises of prints, mainly printing-out paper, either taken by or collected by Osborn. The album is inscribed "This album was made by natives of Madagascar. The bark of the "Tati" was used for the cover".

《“戴孝的霍瓦（Hova）女性与奴隶”》：一幅展现马达加斯加女性的肖像作品，图中女性的传统发型用于标示居丧状态，其中一名女性手持阳伞。蔡斯·萨尔蒙·奥斯本（Chase Salmon Osborn，1860-1949）是密歇根州第27任州长，于1911年至1912年任职一届。他游历广泛，于1912年至1914年间到访马达加斯加，并于1924年出版《马达加斯加：食人树之地（Madagascar, Land of the Man-eating tree）》。本影集中的多幅版画作品均被收录进该著作。本影集收录的作品多为印相纸（printing-out paper）印品，由奥斯本拍摄或收藏。影集题注写道："本影集由马达加斯加原住民制作，封面采用‘塔提（Tati）’树的树皮制成。"